Bihar
EDF completes installation of 1 lakh smart meters in India
- Apr 16, 2021
EDF India announced it has completed the installation of 1 lakh smart meters in India under a contract with Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL). The company marked this as the completion of the first stage of the contract and Read more
New GIS substation, commissioned under IPDS, inaugurated in Bihar
- Apr 9, 2021
A new GIS substation was recently inaugurated in Bihar. The 2x10 MVA substation was commissioned under the Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) of Government of India. The substation was inaugurated in Purnia, Bihar, and was commissioned by state discom Read more
NTPC commissions second unit of Nabinagar power project
- Apr 2, 2021
NTPC, in a stock exchange filing, said that Unit-2 of its 3x660-mw Nabinagar power plant in Bihar, has successfully completed trial operations. With the completion of trial runs, the second unit stands commissioned and its capacity now stands included Read more
SJVNL attains financial closure for Buxar thermal project
- Nov 28, 2020
SJVN Ltd, in a stock exchange filing, had said that its Buxar thermal power project in Bihar has reached financial closure. The 1,320-mw Buxar thermal power project is being implemented by SJVN Thermal Pvt Ltd, a swholly-owned ubsidiary of Read more
GE Power India to supply NOx reduction system to NTPC-Barauni
- Nov 2, 2020
GE Power India Ltd has received a ‘Notice of Award’ to supply a DeNOx system to NTPC for the 2x250-mw Barauni thermal power plant in Bihar. This project has an order value of Rs.12.78 crore. GEPIL will set up Read more
Bihar state transco completes reconductoring project
- Oct 6, 2020
Bihar State Power Transmission Company Ltd (BSPTCL) has successfully completed three more reconductor projects using ACCC® Casablanca, a release from CTC Global, the owners of ACCC technology said. The reconductoring project involved replacing existing ACSR Panther-size conductors. With the Read more
Power Minister lays stone for LILO of 400kV transmission line in Bihar
- Sep 14, 2020
Union Power Minister R.K. Singh laid the foundation stone for a 400kV transmission line in Bihar, through a virtual event, on September 13, 2020. The transmission line is the LILO (Line In, Line Read more
ABB Power Grids wins order for IOC’s Barauni refinery
- Apr 21, 2020
ABB Power Grids has been awarded a project worth Rs.165 crore by state-owned refiner Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC) to ensure reliable grid connection at its Barauni refinery in Bihar. The refiner aims to expand its crude oil processing Read more
PGCIL keen to support intrastate transmission grids
- Jun 13, 2018
Central transmission utility Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) whose main mandate is development of interregional lines, is willing to support the development of even intrastate power transmission infrastructure, noted I.S. Jha, Chairman & Managing Director, PGCIL. Read more
Bihar to transfer power generation equity to NTPC
- May 15, 2018
The Bihar government has reached an agreement with NTPC for the transfer of state government-owned power generation assets to the Central power utility. The MoU envisages transfer of Barauni thermal power station (720 mw) and transfer of Bihar State Read more